Influencing the World

May 11, 2009 Read Comments

I was looking at the 2009 Time 100 and saw that one of the most influential people in the world is a children’s book writer. Jeff Kinney is the author/illustrator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. These books are hilarious. But what I love about this writer/illustrator is that he still has a day job. I have a certain affinity to writers with day jobs. Sometimes it can be SO hard to balance paying the bills and pursuing your dream. And sometimes that dream doesn’t come right away. Kinney … [Read more...]

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Hunger Games Wins SLJ Battle

May 7, 2009 Read Comments

I just found out what I already knew would happen... The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins won the Battle of the Kids' Books sponsored by School Library Journal. Several authors served as judges for the rounds, and Lois Lowry made the final decision. I LOVED the Hunger Games. It was my favorite book of 2008. If you've been under a rock and haven't yet read this book---you NEED to read it. It's a shame that I have to wait until September to read Catching Fire, the second book in the … [Read more...]

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SLJ Interview with Coe Booth

May 6, 2009 Leave a Comment

Found this interesting interview with Coe Booth on the School Library Journal website. She's the author of Tyrell and Kendra. If you haven't read these books, what are you waiting on? Get cracking. Here's an excerpt for the interview and I loved it: No doubt there is a large audience for books like mine, but I write my books for all teens, not only teens of color. I think that’s one of the most frustrating things I deal with—the belief that books about black teenagers are only written … [Read more...]

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Is Ning the New Black?

May 5, 2009 Leave a Comment

I first found out about Ning when I joined my UGA alumni group. It's a great networking tool and somewhat addictive. Now I’ve noticed authors like Sarah Dessen and Maureen Johnson are starting to use Ning as a social network. When you think about it, it makes perfect sense. You can get all of your readers in the same place and create your own community. Just like with the Twitter technology, which a lot of authors already use, I think Ning is going to be another way to connect with … [Read more...]

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